Lesson #15

Lesson #15: Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you your heart's desires. -Psalm 37:4

I have the privilege to say that I have experienced this first hand. Before coming into a real relationship with God, I pretty much lived for myself. Now, I live for God. Psalm 37:4 became one of my favorite verses just last year when I started reading the Bible. A few months after that, Sam and I went to his parents' house and as I walked in the door, I saw Psalm 37:4 on the vanity in the hallway. What?!?! Why had I not ever noticed this before?? It had been there for probably the 9 previous years I had been there, and I had never noticed. It's funny what you begin to notice once your heart starts to change.

The cool thing about God giving you your heart's desires is that your heart will start to desire what God wants for you. Here are some changes that happened...some changes that God made...

1. He changed my desire to need and want alcohol. I once "had" to have it, and it's not like I could moderately drink...it was either no alcohol or too many to count. It was my stress relief. Drinking is not wrong, but I can honestly say that I have no desire to drink.

2. He changed my desire of my music interests. I was at a concert not too long ago, and felt out of place...lots of people worshipping one regular guy who could sing. I felt like I wanted to be worshipping God. Soon after, we went to our first Christian concert and we are going to see Casting Crowns in March :)

3. He changed my desire to be self-centered. Although I still am, that's not really what I want. My desire is to one day be selfless like so many people I know.

4. He changed my desire to cuss. I used to think cussing was cool, a form of expression; not so much any more :) I am fairly ok at not cussing.

5. He changed my desire of not caring. Not caring about Him, for others, and even for myself for that matter. Although we do have only one life to live, I want to live it on His terms, not mine.

I was able to share a bit of my story with my church family, Community of Faith and would like to share it with you. My blogging skills are not the best, so I don't know how to insert a hyperlink, but if you go to www.communityoffaith.tv and click play on the video on the home page, you will see the story that I have been able to share with others.